Kasper Schmeichel has told fans what they can expect from if he becomes the new owner of the club.
The Denmark international, who won the with in 2016 and is the son of legendary United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, now plays for French club Nice – who are owned by Ratcliffe’s INEOS Group Limited.
Ratcliffe wants to complete a takeover at United with reports suggesting the the British billionaire’s offer put a higher value on the club than that of rival bidder .
The Glazer family, who have owned United since 2005, want £6 billion to sell the Red Devils and it is worth noting that no-one offered that amount in their third and final offers – which were submitted before Friday’s deadline.
But unlike Sheikh Jassim, it is thought that Ratcliffe’s bid would see the Glazers remain as minority shareholders, which may interest the Americans.
Meanwhile, as part of his bid to take over the club.
Quizzed about Ratcliffe’s potential takeover of United, Schmeichel told Sky Sports: ‘One of the biggest reasons that I joined Nice was because of INEOS and because of Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sir Dave Brailsford, their vision and how they want to evolve their sports.
‘Because they’ve been successful, not just in business, but in every other sporting venture they’ve thrown their investment at.
‘I think with Manchester United particularly, Jim [Ratcliffe] is a big fan of the club and that speaks a lot to fans.
‘He’s someone coming in who cares deeply about the club.
‘From my own experience at Nice, he’s a man who is present, he comes to games, a guy that’s knowledgable about football and who has a vast knowledge about performance in general.
‘He has people like Dave Brailsford working for him, who again, are present and I think that’s the main thing with any club I’ve played at, look at Leicester, for example, the owners are present and there is not a divide.
‘So I think – and I’m biased hoping INEOS are the preferred bidders – let’s wait and see.’
